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ESPN News Services Aug 25, 2024, 02:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Yankees slugger Aaron Judge hit his 50th and 51st home runs of the season in Sunday’s 10-3 win over the Colorado Rockies, putting him on pace to break his own American League home run record. Home run No. 50 came

ESPN News Services Aug 25, 2024, 02:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Yankees slugger Aaron Judge hit his 50th homer of the season Sunday, connecting in the first inning against the Colorado Rockies. Judge drove a 0-2 changeup from Austin Gomber into the visiting bullpen in left-center to give the Yankees a

Associated Press Aug 25, 2024, 12:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The Yankees shuffled their bullpen Sunday, designating Michael Tonkin for assignment and selecting the contract of Phil Bickford from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Tonkin was 3-2 with a 3.38 ERA in 39 appearances since being claimed off waivers from the New York Mets

Dan Hajducky, ESPNAug 25, 2024, 06:08 AM ET Close Hajducky is an associate editor for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. Open Extended Reactions In perhaps the most anticipated sports memorabilia auction ever, the jersey worn

Associated Press Aug 24, 2024, 11:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MINNEAPOLIS — St. Louis Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras is headed to the injured list for the second time this season after he broke a finger when he was hit by a pitch in Saturday’s 6-0 loss to the Minnesota Twins. Contreras was leading off

ESPN News Services Aug 24, 2024, 10:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani threw off a mound Saturday for the first time since having elbow surgery last year that has kept the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar from pitching this season. Ohtani has been rehabbing his pitching arm while making history with

Associated Press Aug 24, 2024, 08:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Hunter Stratton was carted off in the fourth inning of Saturday night’s game against Cincinnati with a left leg injury suffered while trying to chase down the ball behind home plate. Stratton was pitching to Tyler Stephenson with two

Associated Press Aug 24, 2024, 06:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Barry Bonds was touched in a way he didn’t expect when the Pittsburgh Pirates called to let him know he was being inducted into the club’s Hall of Fame. So when the moment arrived on Saturday, Bonds leaned into it. He donned

ESPN News Services Aug 24, 2024, 05:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Bowden Francis struck out a career-high 12 in a dominant performance for the Toronto Blue Jays, carrying a no-hitter into the ninth inning of a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday. Francis (7-3) walked three and hit a

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterAug 24, 2024, 04:25 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. Open Extended Reactions NEW

Field Level Media Aug 24, 2024, 03:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Washington Nationals placed center fielder Alex Call on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a foot injury, while catcher Drew Millas was recalled from Triple-A Rochester. Call, 29, was diagnosed with a partial tear of the plantar fascia in his left foot.

Field Level Media Aug 24, 2024, 02:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Houston Astros adjusted their pitching staff Saturday, signing free agent right-hander Hector Neris and activating right-hander Kaleb Ort from the paternity list. The Astros did not announce contract terms for Neris. In corresponding moves, infielder Jacob Amaya was designated for assignment, while

ESPN News Services Aug 24, 2024, 12:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Philadelphia Phillies have activated left-hander Ranger Suarez from the 15-day injured list to start Saturday’s game against the Kansas City Royals. Suarez, 28, had been out since July 23 with lower back soreness. A first-time All-Star this year, Suarez has lost four

Associated Press Aug 24, 2024, 01:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SEATTLE — Leo Rivas lined a game-ending single that scored Dylan Moore in the bottom of the 10th inning, and the Seattle Mariners rallied late for a 6-5 win over the San Francisco Giants on Friday night. The first game under new manager Dan

Associated Press Aug 23, 2024, 11:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — New York Mets pitcher Paul Blackburn left Friday night’s game against the San Diego Padres in the third inning after being hit on the right wrist by a line drive by David Peralta. The Mets said Blackburn had a bruised hand

Aug 23, 2024, 04:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Right-hander Yu Darvish was reinstated by the San Diego Padres on Friday. Darvish was placed on the restricted list in early July, with the team saying at the time that he was dealing with a personal matter involving his family. Editor’s Picks The Padres said he

ESPN News Services Aug 24, 2024, 12:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani entered the 40-40 club in grand fashion Friday night, hitting a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the ninth inning to reach 40 home runs for the season and lift the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 7-3

Associated Press Aug 24, 2024, 12:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani has stolen his 40th base, putting the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar on the cusp of reaching 40 steals and 40 homers in a season. Ohtani reached on an infield single leading off the fourth inning Friday night against Tyler